Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spreadA global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software.
Fingers are increasingly pointing to a piece of Ukrainian tax-filing software, MEDoc, as the source of the infection, although the company denies it.
Malware generally infiltrates networks via email attachments that users click on in error.
Microsoft de...

Microsoft unveils Xbox One XMicrosoft has unveiled the latest games console in its line-up, a more powerful version of the Xbox One called the Xbox One X.
The tech giant touted the machine's specs, including its ability to run games in 4K ultra-HD, ahead of the E3 games show in Los Angeles.
To be released on 7 November, the Xbox One X will cost $499, or £449 in the UK.
One analyst said Microsoft was keen to keep att...

US can ask visa applicants for social media historyThe Trump administration has approved plans to ask US visa applicants for details of their social media use.
Consular officials can now ask for social media usernames going back five years via a new questionnaire.
It also allows authorities to request email addresses, phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information.
This can be requested when "more rigorous national security securi...

FCC votes to overturn net neutrality rulesThe US Federal Communications Commission has voted to overturn rules that force ISPs to treat all data traffic as equal.
Commissioners at the agency voted two-to-one to end a "net neutrality" order enacted in 2015.
Ajit Pai, head of the FCC, said the rules demanding an open internet harmed jobs and discouraged investment.
Many Americans and technology firms filed objections to the FCC's p...

Uber faces criminal probe in US over 'greyball' codeRide-sharing firm Uber is facing a criminal investigation by the US government.
The scrutiny has started because the firm is accused of using "secret" software that let it operate in regions where it was banned or restricted.
The software, called "greyball", helped it identify officials seeking to stop the service running.
A spokesman for Uber declined to comment on the investigation, rep...

Game guide malware 'targeted more than 500,000 users'App-based guides for games, including Fifa and Pokemon Go, were used to target more than 500,000 Android users with malware, a cyber-security company has said.
The apps, discovered on the Google Play Store, were designed to take control of devices before downloading malware.
Unwanted ads could then be displayed to users, for example, according to researchers at Check Point.
Google did not...

Credit card with a fingerprint sensor revealed by MastercardA payment card featuring a fingerprint sensor has been unveiled by credit card provider Mastercard.
The rollout follows two successful trials in South Africa.
The technology works in the same way as it does with mobile phone payments: users must have their finger over the sensor when making a purchase.
Security experts have said that while using fingerprints is not foolproof, it is a "sen...

Google's AI seeks further Go gloryGoogle has challenged China's top Go player to a series of games against its artificial intelligence technology.
It said the software would play a best-of-three match against Ke Jie, among other games against humans in the eastern Chinese city of Wuzhen from 23-27 April.
Last year, the Google program recorded a 4-1 victory against one of South Korea's top Go players.
One expert said that ...

Passenger jet approaching Heathrow in drone 'near-miss'A passenger plane had a near-miss with a drone at 10,000ft as it approached Heathrow Airport.
Pilots spotted a gadget with multiple arms and up to eight rotors pass by the right hand side of the plane as it was preparing to land.
Both pilots exclaimed: "Was that a drone? At 10,000 feet!", air safety experts UK Airprox Board (UKAB) said.
The drone was estimated to be about 98ft (30m) away ...

Bloodhound supersonic car record bid slips againThe British-led effort to break the World Land Speed Record is going to slip again - to 2018.
The Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car was supposed to go racing later this year, to try to raise the current mark of 763mph (1,228km/h) to over 800mph.
But what are described as "short-term cash flow problems" have put a dent in the schedule.
The upside, says the team, is that it provides additional tim...